Overnight or Mult-night Camps
Example Program:
Suggested Time: Father's Day Weekend
Day One:
7:30am Depart School in vehicles
8:30am Arrive a Camping Ground and setup camp (Fathers and Son in 2 man tents)
10:00am Morning Tea (damper, billy tea, juice, fruit)
10:30am - 12:30pm Canoeing (Father and Son in same canoe) Group A (group swap if required)
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch (BBQ and salad rolls)
1:30pm - 3:30pm Archery Group A
3:30pm - 4:00pm Afternoon Tea
4:00pm - 5:30pm Dads v Kids Game (soccer or beach touch footy)
5:30pm - 6:30pm Shower and Dinner around the camp fire
6:30pm - 7:30pm Guest Speaker - How to talk so kids will listen and how to listen so kids will talk
7:30pm - 9:00pm Camp Fire Stories and Sing-a-longs
9:15pm Camp Fire Out and bed
Day Two:
Before 7:30am Free time
7:30am - 8:30am Breakfast (cereal, toast on the camp fire, fruit, juice and billy tea)
8:30am - 10:00am Team Building Activities (e.g. Spiderweb, Acid River) Group A
10:00am - 10:30am Morning Tea (damper, billy tea, juice, fruit)
10:30am - 12:00pm Bush Walking Group A
12:00pm - 1:00pm Free Time
1:00pm - 1:30pm Lunch
1:30pm - 2:30pm Dads Learning from Their Kids Session
The children writing down things that they would like to do with their dads that don't cost much money.
Things that dads would like to do with their kids that don't cost much money.
Share ideas
Evaluate weekend
2:30pm - 4:00pm Clean up camp site and travel back to school
Example Program:
Suggested Time: Father's Day Weekend
Day One:
7:30am Depart School in vehicles
8:30am Arrive a Camping Ground and setup camp (Fathers and Son in 2 man tents)
10:00am Morning Tea (damper, billy tea, juice, fruit)
10:30am - 12:30pm Canoeing (Father and Son in same canoe) Group A (group swap if required)
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch (BBQ and salad rolls)
1:30pm - 3:30pm Archery Group A
3:30pm - 4:00pm Afternoon Tea
4:00pm - 5:30pm Dads v Kids Game (soccer or beach touch footy)
5:30pm - 6:30pm Shower and Dinner around the camp fire
6:30pm - 7:30pm Guest Speaker - How to talk so kids will listen and how to listen so kids will talk
7:30pm - 9:00pm Camp Fire Stories and Sing-a-longs
9:15pm Camp Fire Out and bed
Day Two:
Before 7:30am Free time
7:30am - 8:30am Breakfast (cereal, toast on the camp fire, fruit, juice and billy tea)
8:30am - 10:00am Team Building Activities (e.g. Spiderweb, Acid River) Group A
10:00am - 10:30am Morning Tea (damper, billy tea, juice, fruit)
10:30am - 12:00pm Bush Walking Group A
12:00pm - 1:00pm Free Time
1:00pm - 1:30pm Lunch
1:30pm - 2:30pm Dads Learning from Their Kids Session
The children writing down things that they would like to do with their dads that don't cost much money.
Things that dads would like to do with their kids that don't cost much money.
Share ideas
Evaluate weekend
2:30pm - 4:00pm Clean up camp site and travel back to school
Commercial Operators (not endorsed by this site - are examples only)
http://www.interactionel.com.au/parent.htm
http://www.pathwaysfoundation.com.au/
http://www.campconnect.org.au/